Crostini are the ultimate party food and a ricotta crostini is the perfect blank canvas to show off both savory and sweet creations. The wonderful thing about ricotta crostini is that fresh ricotta can be made a day ahead. This is a smorgasbord of some of my favorite flavor combinations, but the possibilities are endless!

Making ricotta crostini for a large party is simple. Buy a fresh loaf of bread and slice into 1/3 inch thick slices. Toast the slices and once they have cooled a bit slather them with ricotta.

Then top with whatever ingredients you like. For me, the key is using high quality ingredients, such as good extra-virgin olive oil and sea salt– I love using Maldon sea salt or fleur de sel. This will really make your other ingredients sing!

Holy hell, give me the one cucumber mint one…I mean give me the strawberries and maple syrup, I mean make ‘em all for me now please. And I will take a nap afterward. Ah, and the picture is so beautiful!

Looks like a lot of fun. Even more so, if you prep the toast and arrange it on a buffet with a bowl of ricotta and a variety of toppings for guests to mix and match as they like. Honey, hazelnuts and cracked black pepper is another nice topping combo not mentioned above.